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Former Public Protector and MK MP Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has accused the Legal Practice Council of targeting her with politically motivated efforts to remove her from the roll of advocates. Mkhwebane was removed from office in 2023 after 318 MPs voted in favour of her removal, following a Section 194 inquiry that upheld charges of misconduct and incompetence against her. Elvis Presslin spoke to Mkhwebane

Former EFF MP, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, and former KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu have officially joined the ranks of the uMkhonto WeSizwe Party. Advocate Mkhwebane is set to lead the party in Mpumalanga, while Mchunu, an ANC veteran, will take charge in KwaZulu-Natal. This announcement came during the party's media briefing. Meanwhile, the MK party has filed a second case alleging election fraud following a recent legal setback. The Electoral Court had ordered the party to cover the costs of the IEC, the Chief Electoral Officer, and the DA after withdrawing its initial challenge to the election results, in which it sought to overturn the outcome. For more Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Political Analyst Sandile Swana

EFF MP Carl Niehaus has expressed his disappointment over Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's resignation, calling it "deeply disappointing". Mkhwebane, a former Public Protector, had joined the EFF just a year ago after being impeached from her previous role. Her resignation comes on the heels of her recent denials that she was planning to leave the party. Niehaus shared his thoughts with our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri, stating that Mkhwebane's decision to resign was misguided

The former Public Protector and now former EFF Member of Parliament, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, says she will focus on spending more time with her family, following her resignation from the party. In a resignation letter that was addressed to party leader, Julius Malema, Mkhwebane explains how she felt that her rights were violated as soon as she became Public Protector of the country. She further says her removal from office was unconstitutional, adding that her ouster followed her investigation into the so-called CR17 donations and the Phala Phala report. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC politics editor, Mzwandile Mbeje

Public protector Kholeka Gcaleka has accused Busisiwe Mkhwebane's husband David Skosana of threatening the chapter 9 institution's CEO Thandi Sibanyoni over the payment of Mkhwebane's gratuity. More on timeslive.co.za

The Pretoria Magistrate's Court has postponed to 25 April 2025, the perjury case against former Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Mkhwebane made a brief appearance in court this morning, where she is accused of lying under oath about meetings she had with former President Jacob Zuma. This is in relation to one of her findings on the ABSA-Reserve Bank matter, which she lost with costs in the Constitutional Court. In the report, she recommended that the mandate of the reserve bank be changed. SABC reporter, Phumzile Mlangeni has more...

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the application by former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane to have her former office pay her an estimated gratuity amounting to almost 10 Million rands.  Mkhwebane has been battling to get the money in the courts after her successor Kholeka Gcaleka took a decision that, because she was removed from office for misconduct and incompetence by parliament, she has no right to the money. Lawyers for the office of the Public Protector have argued that the gratuity is not a salary nor a right in terms of her service contract but rather a discretionary payment for work well done. Judge Omphemetse Mooki agrees...

Judges matter calls for the EFF's Mkhwebane to be investigated for racial slurs by Radio Islam

Die parlement sê hy is verstom oor die ongegronde uitsprake van die voormalige openbare beskermer, Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Die Appèlhof het haar appèl van die hand gewys teen 'n uitspraak deur die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof in verband met haar afdankings-ondersoek. Mkhwebane het op sosiale media gesê mense van Indiese afkoms was voortdurend betrokke by haar voortgesette stryd teen haar ontslag. Sy noem spesifiek die ondersoek se getuienisleier, Nazreen Bawa, en die parlement se hoofregsraadgewer, Zuraya Adhikarie. Woordvoerder Moloto Mothapo sê Mkhwebane se aanvalle is verregaande.

Die DA het die beslissing van die Appèlhof verwelkom om die aansoek van die voormalige Openbare Beskermer, Busisiwe Mkhwebane van die rol te skrap. Sy het die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof se uitspraak betwis wat haar aansoek met koste afgewys het om die voorsitter van die parlementêre Artikel 194-komitee, Qubudile Dyantyi, en DA-parlementslid Kevin Mileham te laat onttrek. Glynnis Breytenbach van die DA sê die hof het met reg beslis Mkhwebane se appèl is prosedureel gebrekkig en absoluut ligsinnig:

Former Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has spoken out against the Supreme Court of Appeal's decision to dismiss her appeal, calling it a significant personal and professional setback. The court's ruling yesterday struck down Mkhwebane's application to appeal the judgment that led to her removal from office. Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane spoke to Elvis Presslin to discuss the implications of this ruling and what it means for her future

Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's status in proceedings before the Supreme Court of Appeal is been debated before the appellate court in Bloemfontein, Free State. Mkhwebane is before the superior court appealing the judgment dismissing the Chairperson of the Section 194 inquiry, Qubudile Dyantyi's refusal to recuse himself from the inquiry that impeached her. However, the former Public Protector no longer occupies the position. Her legal counsel, Advocate Dali Mpofu (SC) has argued that she has brought the appeal in her personal capacity and has invoked Rule 15 of the Uniform Rules of Court. Zoleka Qodashe  sent us this report..

The Pretoria High Court will today hear former Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's urgent application to compel the Public Protector South Africa to pay her a R10 million gratuity she claims she is entitled to. However, the office of the Public Protector argues that Mkhwebane is not eligible for the payment. Current Public Protector Koleka Gcaleka, in her affidavit, says that Mkhwebane has no right to the gratuity as she did not vacate office but was removed from office for serious misconduct and incompetence. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Legal Analyst Mpumelelo Zikalala

The judge blames PPSA for the delay in hearing Mkhwebane's gratuity case by Radio Islam

Impeached Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane will have her matter heard before the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Mkhwebane is seeking the urgent intervention of the court after the Office of the Public Protector allegedly informed her in February this year that she would not be receiving the gratuity due to her impeachment. SABC reporter, Zoleka Qodashe reports.

Despite conflict of interest, Mkhwebane on panel to select Deputy Public Protector by Radio Islam

The State Security Agency has distanced itself from a so-called "intelligence report" on alleged judicial corruption. This as a well-known Aids denialist confirmed he was the document's author and said he had engaged with Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe over certain of its claims. "The State Security Agency has noted with concern a document that is doing the rounds on social media purporting to be some intelligence report on judicial corruption, which is allegedly written by the director-general, Ambassador Thembisile Majola," the SSA said in a media statement on Tuesday afternoon. "The State Security Agency would like to distance itself and the director-general from such a report." Hours earlier, the Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence confirmed the same report was not the product of any state intelligence investigations. OIGI legal advisor advocate Jay Govender told News24 on Tuesday: Our preliminary investigation indicates that the report is not an official product of the State Security Agency or any of the intelligence services overseen by the Inspector-General of Intelligence. Instead, the 54-page report - which United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa had incorrectly claimed was "purportedly drafted by Ms Thembisile Majola, the recently resigned director-general of the State Security Agency" - was written by Anthony Brink, an advocate who has waged a litigious war against Legal Aid South Africa over its decision not to employ him. This is made apparent by a footnote on the last page of the report, which stated it was "an updated, slightly abridged, and trivially edited version [November 2023] of the original document couriered earlier in the year to State Security Agency director-general Thembisile Majola and then to Minister in the Presidency for State Security Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, both of whom ignored it". "The author's contact particulars are provided at corrupt-judges.co.za," the footnote stated - in reference to one of the websites run by Brink. In response to queries from News24 about his authorship of the report, Brink said Holomisa had "missed that the report is a 'specimen draft', as indicated in the footers on the first and last pages". In other words, it is not a finalised document from an established intelligence source, which makes the ease with which it was widely shared on social media particularly jarring. While anonymous fake intelligence reports have previously been used by then-president Jacob Zuma to fuel his antipathy towards the National Treasury, as well to justify his axing of then-finance minister Pravin Gordhan, Brink has not sought to conceal his authorship of this draft document - or the personal ire that has fuelled it. On his "corrupt judges" website, Brink accuses Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, the former chairperson of Legal Aid, of criminality linked to his non-hiring in 2009 and the litigation that followed it - all of which he lost. He told News24 that Hlophe, who is currently facing a removal vote in Parliament after being found guilty of gross misconduct, had phoned him and "directly confirmed" claims from two unnamed sources about Mlambo, which he repeated in his draft "intelligence report". According to Brink, Hlophe told him he had objected to the appointment of a female lawyer as part of the tribunal that would try him for gross misconduct on the basis of her alleged inappropriate relationship with Mlambo. News24's attempts to verify this with Hlophe have proved unsuccessful. In an affidavit filed in his litigation to overturn the Judicial Service Commission's finding of gross misconduct against him, Hlophe had admitted having been in contact with Brink. He stated through Brink, it had come to his attention a "serious complaint" was lodged against Mlambo about "his alleged involvement in lobbying" to have the aforementioned female lawyer assigned to the Judicial Conduct Tribunal which investigated the complaint against him. Brink's report further ...

Members of Parliament have voted for the removal of two judges in SA - John Hlophe and Nkola Motata. Hlophe was found guilty of misconduct for allegedly trying to influence the Constitutional Court in a matter involving former president Jacob Zuma. He continues to contest the findings in ongoing legal proceedings. Meanwhile, Motata, initially convicted of drunk driving in 2007 and later found guilty of misconduct, is facing renewed scrutiny after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a prior decision, ordering the Judicial Service Commission to recommend his removal. Business Day TV unpacked these proceedings in greater detail now with legal writer for Business Day, Tauriq Moosa.

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services will recommend to the National Assembly that retired Judge Nkola Motata and suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe be removed from the Bench. The African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) agreed that both judges, who have been found guilty of gross misconduct by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), should be removed, but Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who was found guilty of misconduct by Parliament, opposed their removal. Motata, who was convicted of drunk driving and falsely accusing the person whose wall he crashed into of racism, was found guilty of gross misconduct by the JSC after a protracted and litigious process. In his case, Mkhwebane said, "Where is Ubuntu? To deal with Africans like this is not proper." The rest of the committee was not swayed. DA MP Werner Horn said MPs all swore allegiance to the Constitution, which includes non-racialism. The suggestion by "the honourable Mkhwebane, let me say Ms Mkhwebane," that an African judge must be treated differently flies in the face of that. ANC MP Nomathemba Maseko-Jele, while expressing sympathy with Motata's family, said ubuntu cannot be used "loosely". "Now, we cannot be made to feel guilty by the statement of honourable Mkhwebane," she said, adding that they had looked at the facts and the circumstances of the matter. The gross misconduct finding against Hlophe dates back to 2008, but it took a route with many legal detours before reaching the point where his removal from the Bench was before Parliament. In May 2008, justices of the Constitutional Court laid a complaint with the JSC about Hlophe's attempt to convince Justice Chris Jafta and Justice Bess Nkabinde to rule in favour of former president Jacob Zuma in his bid to overturn warrants used to seize 93 000 pages of corruption trial evidence against him. After much legal wrangling, the JSC found Hlophe guilty of gross misconduct in August 2021. The commission, in a majority ruling, found that Hlophe seriously threatened and interfered with the independence, impartiality, dignity and effectiveness of the Constitutional Court. The JSC ruled that Hlophe improperly attempted to influence Nkabinde and Jafta to violate their oaths of office. This brought the matter to the portfolio committee's attention for the first time, but Hlophe reverted to the high court to review the JSC's decision, and the parliamentary process was put on ice. In May 2022, Gauteng High Court judges Aubrey Ledwaba, Roland Sutherland and Margaret Victor shot holes in Hlophe's arguments as to why the misconduct allegations against him should either be referred back to the JSC "to deal with the issues as required by law" or should be decided through a new parliamentary inquiry. The judges dismissed Hlophe's application, stating that his challenges to the JSC process, if applied, would render judges untouchable. The full Bench also rejected Hlophe's arguments that four of the JSC members who voted in favour of him facing impeachment - Judge Boissie Mbha, Justice Sisi Khampepe, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo - were all conflicted and had demonstrated perceived bias against him. Hlophe then appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal. However, in June, Hlophe's appeal against the gross misconduct finding lapsed because he didn't file the court record by the deadline. The portfolio committee has previously received a legal opinion that there is no legal impediment for it to continue with its work. But Mkhwebane refused to accept this. "I would still plead with this committee, let's give this matter an opportunity to be completely ventilated to court," she said. Mkhwebane, whose defence against her impeachment proceedings cost the taxpayer more than R30-million, also wanted the committee to intervene to help Hlophe get funding from the Department of Justice. She also called Hlophe "the chief ...

The Public Protector House in Pretoria, marked by remnants of Busisiwe Mkhwebane's controversial tenure, reflects a tumultuous past. As Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka steps in, questions arise about her alignment with predecessors Thuli Madonsela or Mkhwebane. The youngest in the position, Gcaleka faces scrutiny over her political journey and proposed office reforms. Natasha Marrian from Financial Mail spoke with Business Day for an in-depth discussion on leadership expectations.

Mkhwebane talks about joining the EFF by Radio Islam

Clement speaks to Economic Freedom Fighters spokesperson, Sinawo Thambo on the impeached Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, joining the party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: John Maytham speaks to News24 journalist, Muhammad Hussain, about whether ousted Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, will still be entitled to an end of tenure payout.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mkhwebane voted out of office: Political analyst Dooms shares insights by Radio Islam

Clement Manyathela speaks to suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane while she is on her way to the office despite her suspension. Mkhwebane says she will return to the office because the committee investigating her fitness to hold office has concluded its work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Divine Clawback: An Analysis of Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's Prophecy Fulfilled As if ripped straight from the pages of poetic justice, South Africa, Africa, and indeed, the entire world observed the downfall of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, a high-ranking official within the Chapter 9 institutions of South Africa. Mkhwebane, who held her tongue in confidence that her title was unassailable, once proclaimed - twice, in fact - that "only God can remove her from her powerful position." Now, her words have come back to haunt her, echoing in the abyss left by her removal from office. When Mkhwebane first ascended the ranks to her eminent role as Public Protector, she was brimming with conviction. She was appointed for a term of seven years, a position imbued with the power to investigate cases of documented and probable government malfeasance. The post carried weight in the eyes of the global community, marking her an esteemed leader not just in South Africa, but also throughout Africa and worldwide. She had promised to persist against all odds, stating at one point, "If I failed, then only God can remove me." The superlative certainty showcased in these fortuitous words demonstrated her indefatigable spirit and unyielding belief in her chosen path. However, reality deviated from prophecy in June of last year when Mkhwebane was suspended from her duties. Open to interpretation, some view her suspension as divine intervention. Did God ultimately live up to Mkhwebane's bold claim? Her suspension probes the question of whether it constitutes God's implied arm of justice acting out her prophecy, or simply a manifestation of the swift arm of South Africa's judicial system enforcing the law without divine influence. The intriguing part of this tale lies not in the veracity of her prophecy but the profound paradox it has incited, entwining the mundane with the metaphysical in an unexpected clash of reality versus belief. Whether her suspension qualifies as a divine dispatch is a complex question deeply tied to the perceptiveness of the observer. However, her exclusion from the office she staunchly believed she was ordained to hold until the end of her term is an undeniable fact. Mkhwebane's story is a poignant reminder of the unpredictable nature of life and power. It underscores the importance of humility in the face of authority and the unforeseen turns one's path can take, especially when trading in prophecies. In interpreting the events that led to her suspension, it can be seen as a vivid fulfilment of her prophecy - one stirred by her own pronouncements and brought to fruition under the weight of her responsibilities. Equally possible is that this turn of events was merely the operational wheels of justice, untangling the knots of overconfidence. In the larger scheme, her case opens up an engrossing discourse on the interplay of belief and power, further demystifying the universal puzzle of fate versus free will in a world where both threads intertwine. divine-clawback-suspended-public-protector-mkhwebane --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mdntv/message

  Clement speaks to Chairperson of the Section 194 Enquiry into Public Protector Qubudile Dyantyi as he maintains that the enquiry will continue despite advocate Busisiwe. Mkhwebane's objection.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Clement speaks with the suspended Public Protector, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane as she gives more information on the allegations of bribery and extortion and further calls for the section 194 inquiry into her fitness to hold office, to be halted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: EWN Reporter Lindsay Dentlinger joins John to share the latest on the Public Protector news as the office had decided to dip to its savings to fund Mkhwebane's defence while parliament is on the search for a new public protector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: EWN Reporter Lindsay Dentlinger shares the latest update on the Public protector impeachment inquiry on fitness to hold office.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Lindsay Dentlinger, EWN reporter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advokaat Dali Mpofu het die Suid-Afrikaanse Openbare Beskermer, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, se skorsing vergelyk met die doodstraf. Mpofu sê Mkhwebane is 'n slagoffer van die mees gruwelike magsmisbruik in die land. Mpofu het aangevoer Mkhwebane se aansoek om die afdwinging van die bevel dat haar skorsing ongeldig is, is onbestrede. Hy sê dit is waarom die DA en President Cyril Ramaphosa aanvoer dat die bevel deur die Konstitusionele Hof bevestig moet word:

Clement is joined by Advocate Dali Mpofu where they discuss the incident that took place during Mkhwebane impeachment inquiry – Mpofu explains on what made him to behave the way he did when he was responding to chairperson Richard Dyantyi's refusal to postpone this week's hearings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'n Aantal politieke partye het hulle by die DA aangesluit in sy appèl teen die uitspraak van die hooggeregshof in die Wes-Kaap oor die skorsing van die openbare beskermer, Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Die ATM, UDM, IVP en PAC het by die DA en die president aangesluit, terwyl hulle die Konstitusionele Hof nader om te besluit oor die uitspraak wat Mkhwebane se skorsing ter syde gestel het. Mkhwebane se regsverteenwoordiger, Dali Mpofu, het aan die ampsklag-ondersoek gesê die waarnemende openbare beskermer oorweeg ook glo om die hoogste hof te nader.

Die Openbare Beskermer, Busisiwe Mkhwebane is toegang tot haar kantoor geweier, ondanks die uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in die Wes-Kaap wat haar skorsing tersyde gestel het. 'n Regskliniek-prokureur van die Universiteit van Johannesburg, Elton Hart, sê daar moet 'n aansoek om verlof tot appèl wees om die bevel van die Hooggeregshof op te skort, en om die saak na die Konstitusionele Hof te neem:

Elton Hart, Clinic Attorney in UJ's Faculty of law, joins us to unpack the decision by the western cape high court decision on mkhwebane suspension. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's Daily Friend Show with John Endres, Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer. The team chats about the accusations made about public protector Mkhwebane's behaviour towards her staff. They also discuss comments by the health MEC of Limpopo regarding the strain placed by foreigners on the health system. Lastly they discuss the latest inflation figures for SA. Subscribe on Google Podcasts · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts · Subscribe on Spotify

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On Crime time we talk to Criminal Law Expert, Nthabiseng Dubazana, about the 31 criminal questions being asked about Phala gate. In other words: what exactly are the possible crimes President Ramaphosa is being accusations for? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prof Mcebisi Ndletyana, political science professor at University of Johannesburg analysis the reasons behind the suspension of the public protector. Chris Christodoulou, managing partner at Christodoulou & Mavrikis attorney looks at whether airlines can successfully complete a business rescue process after Comair was grounded. Warren Ingram, personal financial advisor and executive director at Galileo Capital looks at working backwards to reach financial freedom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Director of Zikakalala Attorneys  Mpumelelo Zikalala joins Clement Manyathela to share his comments  on the public protector Busisiswe Mhwebane approaching the African Commission for Human Rights and People's right. Mkhwebane is accusing the South African government of violating her rights amid her impeachment process in parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Mcebisi Ndletyana | Associate Professor - Dept of Politics and International Relations at University of Johannesburg  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement is joined by the Spokesperson for the Public Protector, Oupa Segalwe to talk about the Public Protector's report released yesterday about the Controversial SMS by Ismail Abramjee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer. They chat about comments by embattled Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the end of the 'State of Disaster' and an ANC internal election which elected a murder accused to a senior position. Subscribe on Google Podcasts · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts · Subscribe on Spotify